Producers of pigmeat may apply for the aid provided for in Article 1 (‘the aid’) in respect of animals slaughtered from 26 February 2014 until 25 May 2014.

The aid is expressed as an amount EUR 35,7 per 100 kilograms of carcass weight recorded for the animals delivered. The Commission may adapt this amount to take into account market developments.

The aid for animals with a carcasses weight of more than 100 kilograms shall not exceed the amount of the aid fixed in paragraph 2 for pigs with a carcasses weight of 100 kilograms.

Fifty per cent of the expenditure for the aid, covering a maximum total of 20 000 tonnes of pig carcasses, shall be financed by the Union budget.

Expenditure shall only be eligible for Union financing if it has been paid by Poland to the beneficiary by 31 August 2014.

The aid shall be paid by Poland after the slaughter of the pigs and the release of the fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products derived thereof on to the market in accordance with the applicable veterinary rules and after the completion of the controls in accordance with Article 4.